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Advice for appraisal
trainees
and persons considering an appraisal career (wannabes)
Getting your first appraisal job has always been
difficult. You had to know someone, or be in the right place at the right time
(the luck factor).
Now, getting started in residential appraising is
even more difficult as few lenders
hire trainees (where most appraisers got trained until about 10 years ago). Few fee appraisal
companies hire trainees. A good way to start is doing clerical support work in an
appraisal office.
If you have a Bachelor's degree in English,
Economics, or Business, or an MBA, consider commercial appraising, where there
is more opportunity. If you can offer something besides a "warm body"
and a few classes, such as experience running a computer network, you will have
a better change.
To keep up on what's happening in appraising,
sign up for my free emails at www.appraisaltoday.com
- Good basic information from the Appraisal
Foundation - https://www.appraisalfoundation.org/html/consumer.asp?FileName=how_do_i
- Good basic information from the Appraisal
Institute - http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/resources/ap_careers.asp
- Becoming A Licensed Appraiser
by By: Coleen C. Morrison, IFA, GAA - good advice from a practicing
appraiser
- So
you want to be an appraiser? by Joan Trice - some good tips from a long
time appraiser
- General
information on appraising, appraisers, appraisals,
and how to get started in appraising
- tips on this web site for trainees and wannabes
- Articles on the future
of residential appraisal for experienced appraisers but also useful for
trainees.
- www.appraisersforum.com
- very good - newbies section - tends to be negative but is a
realistic picture. Check out the FAQs at the top of the newbies section.
Registration is required. Don't post a message until you have read the
newbie FAQs.
- For California basic education providers, go
to our Education Page. Sorry, we don't
have lists for other states.
- Mentoring tomorrow's appraisers by Doug Smith
- from the mentor's view but good for trainees - www.naifa.com/gram/2003jan/smith-jan03.html
- A serious learning gap
for new appraisers and advice for finding a mentor by Doug Smith -
excellent, practical advice
- What is a
"good" appraiser? - Which appraisers are the best mentors and
advisors? What characteristics do the best appraisers have?
- Articles written by Ann O'Rourke, MAI, SRA
from the business owner's point of view
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